What connects this song
Credits it shares with other songs, each from a cited source. Tap a number or a name.
Recorded at Woodworm Studios, also The Gallivant, The Knife Edge (Richard Thompson) and The Fylde Mountain Time / Roger Bucknall's Polka
Written by Ralph McTell, also Streets of London (Ralph McTell), Clear Water and Fiets (Herman van Veen)
Released on Varrick, also How Many Times, Head in a Sack and Texas Flood (Roomful of Blues)
Part of Gladys’ Leap, also How Many Times and Head in a Sack
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
17 other songs on fono were recorded at Woodworm Studios, by Richard Thompson and others
Ralph McTell first appears on fono in 1969, 16 years before this song
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- Dave Mattacks and Ralph McTell
- Part of
- Gladys’ Leap
- Recorded at
- Woodworm Studios
- Released on
- Varrick
- Written by
- Dave Mattacks and Ralph McTell
- Part of
- Gladys’ Leap
- Recorded at
- Woodworm Studios
- Released on
- Varrick
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Ralph McTell
Same studio: Woodworm Studios
Same label: Varrick
Same writer: Ralph McTell
Same studio: Woodworm Studios
Same label: Varrick
Same writer: Ralph McTell
Same studio: Woodworm Studios
Elsewhere
Sources (6)
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1MusicBrainz The Hiring Fair was written by Dave Mattacks
The Hiring Fair was written by Dave Mattacks
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The Hiring Fair was written by Ralph McTell
The Hiring Fair was written by Ralph McTell
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz The Hiring Fair is part of the release Gladys’ Leap
The Hiring Fair is part of the release Gladys’ Leap
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz The Hiring Fair was recorded at Woodworm Studios
The Hiring Fair was recorded at Woodworm Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Varrick is the label of the song The Hiring Fair
Varrick is the label of the song The Hiring Fair
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz The Hiring Fair was released on 1985-08